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State Profile Washington
 
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Indicators from the state STD Prevention Funding Study  
Total State General Revenue (GR) Funding for STD Prevention* $ 642,746.00
Total Federal STD funding** $ 3,064,834.00
Total investment in STD prevention (state and federal) $ 3,707,580.00
State GR as percent total STD investment 17.30%
State Public Health funding (2006/7) $ 508,047,000.00
State population (Census 2006) 6,310,000
Per capita state funding for public health $ 80.51
Per capita state funding for STD $ 0.10
Percentage of public health funding for STD 0.13%
National rank: State investment as % total STD investment 31
National rank: Per capita state funding for STD 28
National rank: Per capita state funding for public health 5
National rank: Percentage of public health spending for STD 40
Chlamydia rates among women per 100,000 (2006) 413.50
National rank: Chlamydia rates among women per 100,000 (2006) 36
Primary and Secondary Syphilis rates per 100,000 (2006) 2.90
National rank: Primary and Secondary Syphilis rates per 100,000 (2006) 15 (tied with MS and MO)
Congenital Syphilis rates per 100,000 births (2006) 0.00
National rank: Congenital Syphilis rates per 100,000 births (2006) No cases
Gonorrhea rates per 100,000 (2006) 67.30
National rank: Gonorrhea rates per 100,000 (2006) 34
Incidence of acute hepatitis B per 100,000 (2006) 1.2
National rank: Incidence of acute hepatitis B per 100,000 (2006) 18 (tied with AK, CA and NM)
 
*Surveys were returned from the STD and Hepatitis programs. The state laboratory and the Immunization program did not return surveys.
 
**Does not include federal funding for STD Prevention Training Centers which are funded regionally. Also does not include federal Immunization funding for Vaccine for Children and 317.

Expenditures
*Surveys were returned from the STD and Hepatitis programs. The state laboratory and the Immunization program did not return surveys.
**Expenditures reported here exceed reported revenues by $49,764.
***STD vaccine purchases included the combination hepatitis A/B vaccine.
Policies Exists # of states with this policy # of states with no such policy
Prenatal screening for STIs no 25 26
Requirement for comprehensive STD and/or HIV prevention education yes 6 45
Mandate for specific vaccines no 0 51
Age-appropriate comprehensive sex education for K-12 yes 8 43
Certification and/or specialized training for all sexuality and health education classroom instructors no 2 49
Electronic laboratory reporting for STIs and related conditions yes 22 29
Expedited partner therapy yes 10 41
Instruction about STIs using a standardized curriculum approved by the state health department no 3 48
Insurance coverage (public and private) for HIV and STD screening no 10 41
Opt out for written consent for HIV testing in STD clinics no 14 37
Policy or mandate for vaccine data to be stored in state immunization registry no 9 42
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